Here is your full workout for today. This overview includes name, reps, and most important cues. IMPORTANT!! To see the video click the (“+”) symbol next to the exercise name, and it will expand.
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Dashboard | Workout
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Shoulder Warmup | 3x up and down | Start with your arms fully extended in front of your chest with your palms facing each other.Apply constant outwards pressure on the elastic as you raise your arms overhead and back.Keep your shoulders down and look towards the front.Engage your core to stabilize your position. | |
| Overhead Warm Up Push | 1x8 | Start with your elbows 90 degrees bent by your side and your wrists connected with the elastic. Rotate your hands so your palms are facing each other.Separate your movements. First rotate your arms inside of your shoulders to bring the elbows in front of your chest. Then push your hands overhead.Keep your shoulders down and look towards the front.Apply outwards pressure on the elastic the entire time but do not externally rotate your arms. | |
| External Rotation with Loop | 1x8 | Start with your elbows 90 degrees bent by your side and your wrists connected with the elastic. Rotate your hands so your palms are facing each other.Externally rotate your arms against the pressure of the elastic whilst keeping your elbows connected to your side.Keep your shoulders down and look towards the front.Engage your core to stabilize your position. | |
| Looped Wall Step | 1x6 step each way | Place your hands shoulder width apart on the wall in front of you.Keep your shoulders down and look towards the front.Slide your hand out on the wall against the pressure of the elastic. Keep your elbows locked.Engage your core to stabilize your position. | |
| Forearm Plank Shoulder Burner with Elastic and Foam Roller | 1x12 | Place your forearms on a foam roller with your shoulders on top of your elbows. Connect your hands with and elastic, rotate them so they face each other and pull apart.Rock your elbows back and forth carefully whilst keeping your body stable.Engage your core and create 1 straight line from your feet all the way through your neck.Protract and depress your scapula. Do not allow your shoulder blades to stick out behind. | |
| Up Down Wrist Waving | 1x10 | Hold your hands out in front of you with your elbows 90 degrees bent by your side.Move your wrists from full flexion into full extension and back.Stay in each extreme for a moment for an active stretch.Keep your shoulders depressed and squared with your hips. | |
| Prayer Pose Rotation | 1x6 each direction | Connect the palms of your hands in front of your face and spread your fingers open wide.Keeping your hands in a vertical position push them down in front of your body towards your belly button.Keeping your hands low rotate them for the fingertips to point towards you and then away from you. Keep pressure on your wrists the entire time and rotate your hands sligthly further in each repetition.Keep your shoulders depressed and squared with your hips. | |
| Wall Walk | 1x2 | Engage your whole body! Do not allow your back to arch or your shoulder blades to stick out behind your back.Take small and controlled steps with your hands facing towards the front.Only your feet should touch the wall. Do not place your knees, hips or chest on the wall.Do not look at the wall. Instead look at the spot in between your hands. |
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuck Slide | 2x3 | Make sure your shoulders stay right on top of the center of your hands. Do not push them open in the direction of your armpits or allow them to close and slide in the direction of your back.Keep your knees together and make them touch the wall as you pull them down.Pull your knees as low as possible whilst engaging your lower back. In the tuck position your hips need to be in a slight anterior pelvic tilt. As soon as your lower back rounds and your hips flip into a posterior pelvic tilt your knees are too low.Lock your elbows, elevate your scapula and look at the spot in between your hands. | |
| 45 Handstand Single Leg Tuck Slide | 2x2 each side none alterntating | Align your hips, shoulders and top foot on top of the center of your hands. Create a 45 degree angle at the hips for the other foot to touch the wall.Isolate the movement into the working leg only. Place the knee on the wall and pull it as low as possible without un-squaring the hips or flipping them into a posterior pelvic tilt.Focus on the immobile leg. Keeping it perfectly stable is much harder than moving the other knee down to the tuck and back up.Make sure your shoulders stay right on top of the center of your hands. Do not push them open in the direction of your armpits or allow them to close and slide in the direction of your back. | |
| 45 Handstand Lateral Leg Isolation | 2x2 each side none alterntating | Align your hips, shoulders and top foot on top of the center of your hands. Create a 45 degree angle at the hips for the other foot to touch the wall.Focus on the rotation of your leg inside of your hip. In the straddle position the leg needs to be externally rotated. When the leg is on top it needs to be in parallel.Focus on the immobile leg. Keeping it perfectly still is much harder than moving the other one to straddle and back.Due to the nature of this exercise you will be slightly piked in your single leg straddle position. This is ok as you gain lots of shoulder strength and coordination but moving the wall leg not just against gravity but also against the friction of the wall. Find a flat and even wall and wear slippery socks! | |
| Single Leg Tuck Take Off | 1x1 each side | Engage your lower back and pull your hips into an anterior pelvic tilt so that your knee doesn't touch the wall during your tuck slide.Align the foot on top of your hips, shoulders and center of the hands. Before you take the second foot of you should already be in full control of your handstand.If you feel like you have to arch your back to use the top leg as counter weight your alignment is off. Push out tall from your shoulders and move them on top of the center of your hands instead of trying to force this to work by opening into a banana position.Bend your tuck knee fully as you take it off the wall and bring your heel close to your glutes. This will help bring the weight on top of the center of your hands. | |
| Single Leg Tuck Take Off to Straight | 1x1 each side | Focus on your Tuck Take Off first! Everything else is bonus.Move slow and work on staying in control at all times. The goal is not just to jump from one position to the next but even to control the journey between the positions.Time your hips and knee. If you were watching this drill from the side the foot should travel up and back down on one vertical line.Do not slide the moving foot along the immobile leg. instead create a small gap and keep your shin in a right angle to the floor. | |
| Single Leg Tuck Take Off to Straddle | 1x1 each side | Move both legs into the straddle simultaneously. Time your movement so both feet finish their journey in the same moment.Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly squared and parallel to the floor.Make sure your shoulders stay right on top of the center of your hands. Do not push them open in the direction of your armpits or allow them to close and slide in the direction of your back.Remind yourself how to do a Single Leg Tuck Take Off first. Stay clean from start to finish. |
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Away | 1x3 | Start with your body in a perfectly straight line. Your feet should be the only thing touching the wall. Lean your shoulders towards the front and slide your feet down the wall. , Start with your body in a perfectly straight line. Your feet should be the only thing touching the wall. Lean your shoulders towards the front and slide your feet down the wall until your feet naturally lift off the wall. In this moment travel the feet away from the wall and the shoulders back to align everything on top of the center of your hands.Do not pull your hips or arch your back. Stay in a perfectly straight line from shoulders to toes. The only position change should be in the shoulders and wrists.Move slow and stay in control at all times. Do not use momentum to get off the wall. Do not jump off the wall and do not take 1 foot at the time off the wall.Come back to the wall with your entire body from wrists to toes in 1 straight line. | |
| Straddle Slide Away | 1x3 | Start with your body in a perfectly straight line. Your feet should be the only thing touching the wall. Lean your shoulders towards the front and slide your feet down the wall. , Start with your body in a perfectly straight line. Your feet should be the only thing touching the wall. Lean your shoulders towards the front and slide your feet down the wall until your feet naturally lift off the wall. In this moment travel the feet away from the wall and the shoulders back to align everything on top of the center of your hands.Don't just lock your legs inside of your hips but actively push them open. Do not accidentally close your legs whilst leaning towards the front., Lock your legs inside of your hips. Do not accidentally close your legs whilst leaning towards the front.Do not pull your hips or arch your back. Stay in a perfectly straight line from shoulders to toes. The only position change should be in the shoulders and wrists.Keep your elbows locked and elevate your scapula fully at all times. | |
| Slide Away to Straddle | 1x2 | Focus on the Slide Away first. It is the main priority. Hold your freestanding handstand before moving on.Open your legs into the straddle slowly. Not only will you have to catch your legs against gravity and momentum but also will your body become shorter. If your are not perfectly align this angle change will be surprising for your balance.Move slow and work on staying in control at all times. The goal is not just to jump from one position to the next but even to control the journey between the positions.Keep your elbows locked and elevate your scapula fully at all times. | |
| Straddle Slide Away to Legs Together | 1x2 | Focus on the Slide Away first. It is the main priority. Hold your freestanding handstand before moving on.Engage your glutes whilst closing your legs to avoid piking at the hips.Move slow and work on staying in control at all times. The goal is not just to jump from one position to the next but even to control the journey between the positions.Keep your elbows locked and elevate your scapula fully at all times. | |
| Straddle Slide Away to Straight to Straddle | 2x2 | Remind yourself how to do a Slide Away first. Lean your shoulders towards the front the get the feet off the wall and stabilize your handstand.When your legs are together your feet should be in a parallel position. As soon as your legs open they have to rotate externally.Move slow and work on staying in control at all times. The goal is not just to jump from one position to the next but even to control the journey between the positions.Keep your scapula elevated, elbows locked and and the weight in the fingertips at all times. Look at the space in between your hands and engage your legs! | |
| Slide Away to Straddle to Straight | 2x2 | Carry your legs into the straddle from the straight. The downward movement of the legs in combination with gravity will create momentum. The faster you go the harder it will be for your shoulders to stay elevated and your elbows to remain locked.When your legs are together your feet should be in a parallel position. As soon as your legs open they have to rotate externally.Move slow and work on staying in control at all times. The goal is not just to jump from one position to the next but even to control the journey between the positions.Keep your scapula elevated, elbows locked and and the weight in the fingertips at all times. Look at the space in between your hands and engage your legs! | |
| Slide Away to Lateral Leg Isolation | 2x1 each side | Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly squared and parallel to the floor.Focus on the rotation of your leg inside of your hip. In the straddle position the leg needs to be externally rotated. When the leg is on top it needs to be in parallel.Keep both elbows locked and shoulders elevated. Due to the nature of the movement you will have more weight on one side of your body. It is up to you to create the visual illusion of the weight staying perfectly even between your hands.You are very close to the wall which forces you to engage properly and follow correct form. If not your foot will touch the wall! |